| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Erodium trifolium (Cav.) Cav. |
| Bibliography | Descr. Pl.: 150 (1802) |
| Native Range | nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, orbiculate to ovate, pinnatifid, crenate, glandular, hirsute, green, flowers 5-8, petals 9-12mm, the upper two purple variegate |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | whitish pink |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erodium geifolium Desf. Erodium hymenodes L‘Hér. Erodium hymenodes var. stenonema Maire Erodium montanum Coss. & Durieu Erodium trifolium var. montanum (Coss. & Durieu) Guitt. Erodium trilobatum Jacq. Geranium geifolium Desf. Geranium hymenodes (L‘Hér.) Andrews Geranium trifolium Cav. Geranium trilobatum Steud. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |
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